Karen Elson will be at Grimey’s next Wednesday, May 26 at 6pm for a free, all ages instore to celebrate the release of her debut album The Ghost Who Walks, available Tuesday on XL Recordings.

During their whirlwind visit to NYC earlier this month, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti brought their particular brand of ruckus to Viva Radio’s Naked Fridays, and their guest DJ appearance there can be heard in its full glory today at viva-radio.com/nakedfridays, starting at 4PM EDT. Not only can you hear the gents pick out other people’s songs, you can hear their impromptu keyboard/human beatbox version of instant classic “Round And Round” (from the forthcoming APHG album Before Today, which is conveniently available for pre-order at our webstore).

You’ve all made Promises to go to see The Morning Benders. Well, here’s your chance! They’re back on the road after their almost entirely sold out headlining tour, this time, with Broken Bells. No more Excuses – check. them. out. Dates and more below. If not, no worries, you’ll have more chances again soon..

We’ve already given away 1 pair of tickets for The National’s VERY sold out show this Saturday at Brooklyn Academy of Music (congratulations to Mauricio Corey of Brooklyn) but we’re not done giving just yet.
Order The National’s “High Violet” from our webstore on CD or LP, enter “BAM” in the comments section to be entered to win the last pair of available tickets for this VERY sold out show. Did I mention it was VERY sold out?

(The show is in Brooklyn. Please only enter if you plan on attending.)

To celebrate the release of “High Violet,” out TOMORROW (5/11) on 4AD, The National are curating a week’s worth of events at the High Violet Annex — a formerly vacant space next door to Other Music at 14 E. 4th Street in Lower Manhattan.
What kind of events, you ask?
Well you’ll just have to come by and find out.

Toronto’s Holy Fuck stopped by Viva Radio for a Naked Fridays DJ set during a recent New York jaunt, and the fruits of that visit will be going live today at 4:00PM EDT. Tune in at viva-radio.com/nakedfridays to hear selections from the band, including tracks from their upcoming album, Latin (which you can pre-order right here, and get a bonus 4-song EP as part of the deal).

photo by Sebastian Mlynarski

Brooklyn’s Holly Miranda is hopping the river this morning to play a set for Jersey City’s legendary WFMU. Tune in to This is the Modern World with Trouble from 9:00AM to noon EDT for a chance to win tickets to Holly’s show at Bowery Ballroom on May 26, and Holly’s live set starting at 11:00AM 11:15-ish. Listen at 91.1FM, or 90.1FM in the Hudson Valley, or online at wfmu.org.

Holly’s debut album, The Magician’s Private Library, is available on all the usual formats at our webstore.

L.A.’s Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is in New York City today to play a sold-out show at Mercury Lounge (as seen above). Prior to that, tune in to East Village Radio’s Two For Tennis for a pre-show Ariel Pink DJ set starting at 6:00PM Eastern. It all goes down at eastvillageradio.com.